Cover art for Revival by August Burns Red
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Revival Lyrics

This incident was an invitation to a new beginning
I must admit defeat and submit to the truth that is here
The darkness has stricken me with fear

I've been slipping
This time I finally fell
I'm defying the rails on the stairway to hell
There are problems and then there's rock bottom
I think I've finally made my entrance
I need to snap out of this trance
And pray for a chance
Suffering will gain me sight

Teach me to see in the night
Teach me to see in the night
I'm no longer simply existing
I'm pursuing a new mission

I've been torched too many times
So when the sun fades into the night
My fears start to rise
I've turned away too many times
When the shadows come to life
I'll look them square in the eyes

How do I recognize if I am fine or terrified (terrified)?
Now I realize everything that always lead to my demise
Reality has brought me here
And from these actions I will rise from the ashes
(From the ashes)

From the ashes I will rise
I gave terror a face but now it's filled with fractures
The proof is on my fist that is covered in cracks
My nemesis no longer has a grasp on me
Broken like I used to be
This is only the start of my comeback
Comeback

I just want to feel something
I just want to feel feelings
I just want to feel something
I just want to feel anything

I'm no longer simply existing
I'm pursuing a new mission
This is the start of my comeback

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What did August Burns Red say about "Revival"?
Genius Answer

JB Brubaker:

This is more of a classic August Burns Red song. It’s just a battering metalcore track. The lyrics were written by Jake, and they talk about an event in his life that almost cost him everything. He hasn’t really spoken publicly about it yet, but it’s about going from rock bottom and being able to rebuild himself and adopt healthier ways of living and conquering his demons in the process. That’s where the title ‘Revival’ comes from.

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